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==Overview==
==Overview==
A minority of patients can be treated medically with [[sodium]] restriction, [[diuretics]] to control ascites, anticoagulants such as [[heparin]] and [[warfarin]], and general symptomatic management. The majority of patients require further intervention. Milder forms of Budd-Chiari may be treated with surgical shunts to divert blood flow around the obstruction or the liver itself. Shunts must be placed early after diagnosis for best results. The [[transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt]] (TIPS) is similar to a surgical shunt. It accomplishes the same goal but has a lower procedure-related mortality, which has led to a growth in its popularity. Patients with stenosis or vena caval obstruction may benefit from [[angioplasty]]. <ref>Fisher NC, McCafferty I, Dolapci M, Wali M, Buckels JA, Olliff SP, Elias E. Managing Budd-Chiari syndrome: a retrospective review of percutaneous hepatic vein angioplasty and surgical shunting. Gut. 1999 Apr;44(4):568-74.</ref> Limited studies on [[thrombolysis]] with direct infusion of [[urokinase]] and [[tissue plasminogen activator]] (tPA) into the obstructed vein have shown moderate success in treating Budd-Chiari syndrome; however, it is not routinely attempted.
Medical therapy can be used for short-term [[Symptomatic|symptomatic relief]] in Budd-Chiari syndrome. However, the use of such medical therapy alone is associated with a high [[Mortality rate|2-year mortality rate]]. A low-[[sodium]] diet is recommended for [[patients]] with Budd-Chiari syndrome. This helps in effective control of [[ascites]]. [[Symptomatic]] treatment includes [[diuretics]] to control [[ascites]], [[anticoagulants]] such as [[heparin]] and [[warfarin]] for [[Hypercoagulable states|hypercoagulable state]] and [[Antifibrinolytic Agent|antifibrinolytic agents]].


==Medical Therapy==
==Medical Therapy==
*The therapy for Budd-Chiari syndrome is aimed at alleviating the obstruction.Underlying conditions are aggressively treated.
*The therapy for Budd-Chiari syndrome is aimed at alleviating the [[obstruction]]. Underlying conditions are aggressively treated.<ref name="pmid24923240">{{cite journal |vauthors=Copelan A, Remer EM, Sands M, Nghiem H, Kapoor B |title=Diagnosis and management of Budd Chiari syndrome: an update |journal=Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol |volume=38 |issue=1 |pages=1–12 |year=2015 |pmid=24923240 |doi=10.1007/s00270-014-0919-9 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid23742773">{{cite journal |vauthors=Sun YL, Fu Y, Zhou L, Ma XX, Wang ZW, Wu Y |title=Staged management of Budd-Chiari syndrome caused by co-obstruction of the inferior vena cava and main hepatic veins |journal=HBPD INT |volume=12 |issue=3 |pages=278–85 |year=2013 |pmid=23742773 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
*Patients with Budd-Chiari syndrome are treated according to the severity of the disease.Treatment options include:
*Patients with Budd-Chiari syndrome are treated according to the severity of the [[disease]]. Treatment options include:
**Initial Medical therapy  
**Initial medical therapy  
**Endovascular procedure to restore vessel patency include
**[[Endovascular surgery|Endovascular procedure]] to restore [[vessel]] patency include:
***Angioplasty
***[[Angioplasty]]
***Stenting
***[[Stenting]]
***local thrombolysis
***Local [[thrombolysis]]
**Transjugular portosystemic shunt (TIPS)
**[[Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts|Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt]] ([[Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt|TIPS]])
**Liver transplantation
**[[Liver transplantation]]
*Medical therapy can be used for short-term symptomatic relief.However, the use of such medical therapy alone is associated with a high 2-year mortality rate.
 
===Medical therapy===
*Medical therapy can be used for short-term [[Symptomatic|symptomatic relief]]. However, the use of such medical therapy alone is associated with a high [[Mortality rate|2-year mortality rate]].
*A [[Low sodium diet|low-sodium diet]] is recommended for [[patients]] of Budd-Chiari syndrome. This helps in effective control of [[ascites]].
*[[Symptomatic treatment]] includes [[diuretics]] to control [[ascites]], [[anticoagulants]] such as [[heparin]] and [[warfarin]] for [[Hypercoagulable states|hypercoagulable state]] and [[Antifibrinolytic Agent|antifibrinolytic agents]].
===Anticoagulation===
===Anticoagulation===
*Anticoagulation is recommended in all patients of BCS to prevent progression of the thrombosis.
*[[Anticoagulation]] is recommended in all patients of BCS to [[Prevention|prevent]] progression of the [[thrombosis]].
*Anticoagulation with LMWH should be initiated without delay soon after diagnosis.The risk of associated bleeding complications is comparable to patients with anticoagulation therapy for other indications.
*[[Anticoagulation]] with [[Low molecular weight heparin|low molecular weight heparin LMWH]] should be initiated without delay soon after [[diagnosis]]. The risk of associated [[bleeding]] [[complications]] is comparable to [[patients]] with [[anticoagulation therapy]] for other indications.
*Anticoagulation is maintained with a target value of Anti Xa between 0.5 and 0.8 IU/ml.
*[[Anticoagulation]] is maintained with a target value of Anti-[[Factor Xa|Xa]] between 0.5 and 0.8 IU/ml.
*The goal is to maintain INR between 2.5 and 3 monitored by regular INR testing.
*The goal is to maintain [[INR]] between 2.5 and 3 monitored by regular [[INR]] testing.
*Prothrombin time and activated partial thromboplastin time are measured once anticoagulation is started and should be maintained within the therapeutic range.
*[[Prothrombin time (PT)|Prothrombin time]] and [[activated partial thromboplastin time]] are measured once [[anticoagulation]] is started and should be maintained within the [[therapeutic range]].
*Before switching from LMWH to oral anticoagulants, all contraindications has to be ruled out and a complete diagnostic workup has to be completed.
*Before switching from [[low molecular weight heparin]] ([[LMWH]]) to [[Anticoagulants|oral anticoagulants]], all [[contraindications]] have to be ruled out and a complete [[diagnostic]] workup has to be completed.
===Thrombolysis===
===Thrombolysis===
Thrombolytic agents include streptokinase, urokinase, recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator (rt-PA).
*[[Thrombolytic|Thrombolytic agents]] include [[streptokinase]], [[urokinase]], [[Rt-PA|recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator (rt-PA)]].
Systemic or intra-arterial thrombolysis in BCS has to be administered locally into the hepatic vein, inferior vena cava, and TIPS in case of acute thrombosis.
*[[Thrombolysis|Local thrombolysis]] performed by an [[interventional radiologist]] is preferable over [[Thrombolysis|systemic thrombolysis]].
*[[Systemic]] or intra-[[arterial]] [[thrombolysis]] in BCS has to be administered locally into the [[hepatic vein]], [[inferior vena cava]], and [[Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt|TIPS]] in case of [[Thrombosis|acute thrombosis]].


==References==
==References==

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mazia Fatima, MBBS [2]

Overview

Medical therapy can be used for short-term symptomatic relief in Budd-Chiari syndrome. However, the use of such medical therapy alone is associated with a high 2-year mortality rate. A low-sodium diet is recommended for patients with Budd-Chiari syndrome. This helps in effective control of ascites. Symptomatic treatment includes diuretics to control ascites, anticoagulants such as heparin and warfarin for hypercoagulable state and antifibrinolytic agents.

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References

  1. Copelan A, Remer EM, Sands M, Nghiem H, Kapoor B (2015). "Diagnosis and management of Budd Chiari syndrome: an update". Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 38 (1): 1–12. doi:10.1007/s00270-014-0919-9. PMID 24923240.
  2. Sun YL, Fu Y, Zhou L, Ma XX, Wang ZW, Wu Y (2013). "Staged management of Budd-Chiari syndrome caused by co-obstruction of the inferior vena cava and main hepatic veins". HBPD INT. 12 (3): 278–85. PMID 23742773.